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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 SB2176
Introduced 1/4/2006, by Sen. John O. Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/3-664 new |
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625 ILCS 5/3-665 new |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Iraq Campaign and Afghanistan Campaign license plates, respectively, to persons who have earned the Iraq Campaign Medal or the Afghanistan Campaign Medal from the U.S. Armed Forces. Provides that the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $15 for original issuance of the plates, to be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2176 |
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LRB094 15858 DRH 51078 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Sections 3-664 and 3-665 as follows: |
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-664 new) |
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| Sec. 3-664. Iraq Campaign license plates. |
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| (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the |
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| Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications |
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| made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may |
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| issue Iraq Campaign license plates to residents of
Illinois who |
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| have earned the Iraq Campaign Medal from the United States |
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| Armed Forces. The special Iraq Campaign plates issued under |
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| this Section shall be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the |
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| first division, motorcycles, and
motor vehicles of the second |
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| division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued |
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| under this Section shall expire according to the staggered
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| multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this |
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| Code.
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| (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be |
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| wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The |
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| Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be |
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| issued as vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with |
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| Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required
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| designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of |
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| Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall, in his or her |
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| discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as |
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| provided under Section 3-412.
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| (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original |
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| issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee. This |
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| additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State |
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| Special License Plate Fund.
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